Hood catch



April 19, 1932. R M OR 1,854,803

HOOD CATCH Filed Nov. 7, 1929 INVENTOR. Ra mmvn EMUURE BY Wm ATTORNEY.

Patented Apr. 19, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RAYMOND G. MOORE, OFBRIDGEPCRT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE BASSICK COM- PANY, FBRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT HOOD CATCH Application filed November 7,1929.Serial No. 405,420.

The present invention relates to hood catches, and has for an object toprovide a catch which when disengaged will be firmly held in apredetermined position away from the hood against both inward movementinto the path of the closing and opening movement of the hood, andagainst outward movement into contact with the fender and sill surfaces.r

The present improvements are particularly for use in hood catches of thetype disclosed in the patent to Kerr and Pray, #1,312,07 8, dated August5, 1919, in which a side engaging clamp is connected to the hold downclamp and presses upon the hood in the hooked relation of the clamp.This lever is apt to obstruct the closing of the hood, and for thisreason care must be taken to place it out of the path of the hood beforeclosing the latter. It is proposed in the present embodiment to providecam means actuated by the spring of the hold down clamp for positivelymoving and firmly retaining both the side engaging clamp and the holddown clamp in a predetermined position out of the path of the hood inthe disengaged relation. A further object is to provide a simple andreliable construction, and one which will not add materially to the costof manufacture over the previously known types.

With the above and other objects in View, an embodiment of the inventionis shown in the accompanying drawings, and this embodiment willbehereinafter more fully described with reference thereto, and theinvention will be finally pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a hood catch, partly in section, accordingto the present embodiment of the invention, and showing the same inclamped relation.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the same disengaged. V

Fig. 3 is an elevation seenfrom the hood side, the clamp being in thesame relation as shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the keeper employed.

Simllar reference characters lndlcate corresponding parts throughout theseveral fig ures of the drawings. 7 Referring to the drawings, the hoodcatch, according to the present embodiment of the invention, consists ofa cylindrical barrel 10, flanged at its lower end, as at 11, to providea reduced passage in which the rod 12 is slidably engaged, the end oftherod within the barrel being provided with a washer 13, between which andthe flange 11 a spring 14 is coiled about the rod. A cap 15 having aclamping hook 16 and handle 17 integrally formed therewith is screwedupon the upper end of the barrel. 7

At its lower end the rod is provided with an eye 18, and is pivotallyconnected between the side portions of the side engaging clamp by meansof a riveted pivot pin 19. The side engaging clamp comprises a forwardportion 20 having a bumper formation 21 pressed therein, and spacedparallel side portions 22 bent rearwardly therefrom, and which arepivotally mounted upon a bracket 23 by means of a pin 24. The outer endsof the sideportions, beyond the rod 12, are rigidly connected and spacedby a transverse shouldered rivet pin 25.

The spacing of the side portions is such that their upper flat edges26-26 provide a support against which the lower end of the barrel seatsin the disengaged position, as shown in Fig. 2, being yieldably held bythe action of the spring 14. I

'The bracket is provided between the side portions with an upstandingfinger wedge portion27, the inner surface of which is so arranged as toabut the forward portion 20 of the lever in the disengaged position,while the outer surface engages the lower end portion of the barrel 10with a wedging fit under the action of the spring 14, the barrel beingdisposed at a converging angle with respect to the forward portion 20 insaid disengaged position.

The finger is rounded, as at 28, to cooperate V with the rounded end ofthe barrel with a cam action, so as to insure the outward swinging of"the bumper lever.

In the disengaged position, the barrel and side engaging clamp areyieldably but firmly supported in a predetermined position out of theopening and closing path of the hood, and out of engagement with thesill surface.

The hook 16 of the catch is adapted to engage a keeper 29 secured uponthe hood, while the bumper portion 21- is pressed inwardly against anabutmentportion 30 formed integrally at the lower end of the keeperplate 31.

\ ed by said hold down clamp and said side engaging clamp to retain themin a predetermined position in, the disengaged relation of said holddown clamp under the spring pressure of said hold down clamp.

2-. In a hood catch, a spring pressed hold down clamp, a pivotallymounted side engaging clamp pivotally connected thereto at a pointremoved from the pivot mounting of said side engaging clamp, andpositioning means adapted to be contacted by said side engaging clamp tolimit its outward movement'in the disengaged relation and to becontacted by said hold down clamp to limit the inward movement of saidside engaging clamp in said disengaged relation .under the springpressure of said hold down clamp.

3. In a hood catch, a base, a side engaging clampv pivotally mounted onsaid base, a spring pressed hold down clamp pivotally connected to saidside engaging clamp at a point removed from the pivot mounting of saidside engaging clamp, and positioning means on said base adapted to beinterposed between said side engaging clamp and said hold down clampintheir disengaged relation to retain them in a predetermined positionunder the spring pressure of said hold down clamp.

4. In a hood catch, a base, a side engaging clamp pivotally mounted onsaid base, a hold down clamp comprising a rod pivotally connected tosaid side engaging clamp, a barrel slidably mounted on said rod, and aspring interposed between said rod and barrel and adapted todrawthe'latter downwardly on said rod, and means on said base adapted tobeengaged. at oneiside by said side engaging clamp to limit its outwardmovement in dis engaged relation and to be engagedat its othenside bysaid barrel, as itis drawn downwardly on said rod, to prevent the inwardmovement of said side engaging clamp in said disengaged relation.

5. In a hood catch, a base, a side engaging clamp pivotally mounted onsaid base, a hold down clamp comprising. a rod pivotally connected tosaid side engaging clamp, a barrel slidably mounted on said rod, and aspring interposed between said rod and barrel and adaptedto draw thelatterdownwardly'on said rod, said barrel adapted to be engaged withsaid side engaging clamp in its downwardly drawn disengaged relationwhereby relative pivotal movement of said rod with respect to said sideengaging clamp is prevented, andmeans on; said baseadapted to be engagedat one sideby said side, engaging clamp tolimit its, outward movementindisengaged relation, .andtobe engaged at its other side by saidbarrel, as it is drawn downwardly on said rod,-to prevent the inwardmovement of said sideengagingclamp in said disengaged relation.

Signed at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield, State ofConnecticut,this 5th day ofNovember,1929.

RAYMOND G. MQORE.

